I'm so sorry. Exes are mad.

@BrokenMarrow They can be. It's all good. I have good memories of him. I will find someone someday.

@SleeplessInTexas hopefully soon

@maturin1919 actually “sacred” is NOT the defining quality, since it was my comment that initially included that word. The idea is that when ANY element of culture is part of the identity and history of a particular group of people, that it’s not cool to rip it off for use as a fashion statement, or to use it in a eat that is disrespectful to the people and the origin of the symbol.

@maturin1919 does it have to be on THAT mountain? Is there a feasible way to meet that goal without disrespecting the local people and culture?

@maturin1919 if I came into your house uninvited and started touching your stuff, moving around furniture, throwing some things out because you really shouldn’t be eating/drinking/watching/ playing that, how would you feel? If I started trying on your clothes and took your favorite hoodie that you’ve had forever and put it on and decided, this would be better without the hood, I’ll just cut that off? Would you be like “hey, thanks for helping me live my best life”? Or would you be like “get the f$&@ out of my house and stop touching my sh!t”?
When you go into someone else’s space, physical or otherwise, you treat it with respect. You don’t tell them what to do with their stuff and you don’t take things without asking. And while there is no specific individual to ask about, say your example, an Afro, you can ask yourself and others if that is appropriate. If, for example, you choose an Afro to present yourself as part of that group when you aren’t, to get “cred” or as a performance, it’s not cool.

@maturin1919 absolutely right. You are totally entitled to be an ignorant jerk.

My guess is that yours is the dominant culture. Because it’s easy to diminish the culture of others when yours is considered the default.
If the larger society told you that your language, dress, beliefs and worldview are something you should “stop making such a big deal about,” you might feel differently.

@PalacinkyPDX Wow, way to jump to a false conclusion. I said nothing about indigenous cultures that were conquered. I'm talking about whiny white people, claiming that their so "woke", and ragging on someone for eating a particular type of ethnic food, or wearing their hair in some sort style. Or some idiot missionary getting himself killed for trying to bring Jesus to a bunch of people who had no interest.
Everyone has gone through something. I'm not really hearing those who have been oppressed being the ones doing all the complaining.
Check yourself.

@A2Jennifer Your "guess" is incorrect. I don't have a "culture".

@PalacinkyPDX Yeah, I really do not care. That is the truth. I'm tired of everyone whining and complaining about how badly they've been treated.
I'm tired of everyone complaining about how unfair life is.
You can get as angry with me as you please. I don't care about that either.
As long as I'm not being an asshole to any individual person, it doesn't matter what anyone thinks about how I feel about anything.

@PalacinkyPDX Helluva comeback. Well done.

@KKGator everyone has a culture. And like an accent, if you think you don’t have one it’s becaude everyone around you has the same one - thus, the dominant culture.